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Matthew W. Lorch
Matthew W. Lorch was a 2014 candidate for the Floyd County Superior Court in Indiana.[1]
Elections
2014
See also: Indiana judicial elections, 2014
Lorch ran for election to the Floyd County Superior Court.
Primary: He was successful in the Democratic primary on May 6, 2014, receiving 69.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Richard Rush.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 42.4 percent of the vote. He competed against James B. Hancock.
[1][2]
Education
Lorch received his bachelor's degree from Centre College and his J.D. from the University of Dayton School of Law.[3]
Career
- 2010-Present: Attorney/Sole proprietor, Lorch Law Office LLC
- 2010-Present: General Counsel, City of New Albany Common Council
- 2012-Present: Part-time public defender, Harrison County Superior Court
- 2002-2010: Attorney/law clerk for his family's law firm, Lorch & Naville, LLC[3][4]
Awards and associations
- 2013: "20 under 40" Honoree, Southern Indiana Business Source Magazine
- Kentucky Bar
- Indiana Bar
- Accredited with Department of Veterans Affairs
- Member, Indiana Bar Association
- Member, Floyd County Bar Association
- Member, Louisville Bar Association
- Member, Kentucky Bar Association
- Member, Sherman Minton Inns of Court
- Class of 2007, Leadership Southern Indiana
- Indiana Notary Public
- At-Large Board Member, Heuser Hearing and Language Academy[4]
Publications
Noteworthy cases
See also
External links
- Matthew Lorch campaign website
- Indiana Election Division, "2014 Primary Election Candidates," May 6, 2014
- Lorch Law Office
- Facebook: Matthew Lorch campaign
- News and Tribune, "Lorch to run for Superior Court Judge," May 5, 2013
Cases
- The Indiana Lawyer, "Right to equal access at center of federal lawsuit," January 29, 2014
- News and Tribune, "Lawsuit threatened over Vissing Park work in Jeffersonville," January 10, 2011
- News and Tribune, "New Albany City Council still considering options on Duke consent decree," August 22, 2011 (dead link)
- News and Tribune, "Redistricting plan voted down by New Albany council," December 3, 2012 (dead link)
- News and Tribune, "New Albany council votes to abolish its health insurance," October 20, 2012 (dead link)
- News and Tribune, "Southern Indiana volunteers share good will," September 30, 2007 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indiana Election Division, "2014 Primary Election Candidates," May 6, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Indiana Primary Election," May 6, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Information submitted to Judgepedia by Matthew Lorch via email on March 5, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 LinkedIn: Matthew Lorch
Federal courts:
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Northern District of Indiana, Southern District of Indiana
State courts:
Indiana Supreme Court • Indiana Court of Appeals • Indiana Tax Court • Indiana Superior Courts • Indiana Circuit Courts • Indiana City Courts • Indiana County Courts • Indiana Municipal Courts • Indiana Small Claims Courts • St. Joseph County Probate Court • Indiana Town Courts
State resources:
Courts in Indiana • Indiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Indiana
